Retired faculty present scholarship to Flagler junior

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Elizabeth Whitten, center, with members of SASS, Flagler President William T. Abare, Jr.?? and Flagler staff

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (04/25/2014)(readMedia)-- Flagler College junior Elizabeth Whitten was recently awarded the Retired Flagler College Faculty scholarship.

The Senior Association of Sociable Saints presented Whitten with an $800 scholarship at a recent luncheon hosted by Flagler President William T. Abare, Jr.

Whitten, an elementary education major, spends her summers teaching English and other subjects to villagers in Laos.

"When I received news of this scholarship, my immediate reaction was to call my mother and relish in God's blessing," said Whitten. "This scholarship will not only help relieve so much stress, but it will also trickle down into the lives of children in Laos."

The award is given based on academic achievement and need with the recipient's name added to a plaque that hangs in the Ringhaver Student Center on the Flagler College campus.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.